mannlegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From maður (“man, human”) +‎ -legur (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanːlɛːɣʏr/

Adjective

mannlegur (comparative mannlegri, superlative mannlegastur)

1. human

Declension

positive forms of mannlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegur	mannleg	mannlegt
	accusative	mannlegan	mannlega
	dative	mannlegum	mannlegri	mannlegu
	genitive	mannlegs	mannlegrar	mannlegs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegir	mannlegar	mannleg
	accusative	mannlega
	dative	mannlegum
	genitive	mannlegra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegi	mannlega	mannlega
	acc/dat/gen	mannlega	mannlegu
	plural (all-case)	mannlegu

comparative forms of mannlegur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	mannlegri	mannlegri	mannlegra
	plural (all-case)	mannlegri

superlative forms of mannlegur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegastur	mannlegust	mannlegast
	accusative	mannlegastan	mannlegasta
	dative	mannlegustum	mannlegastri	mannlegustu
	genitive	mannlegasts	mannlegastrar	mannlegasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegastir	mannlegastar	mannlegust
	accusative	mannlegasta
	dative	mannlegustum
	genitive	mannlegastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	mannlegasti	mannlegasta	mannlegasta
	acc/dat/gen	mannlegasta	mannlegustu
	plural (all-case)	mannlegustu

Derived terms

• mannleg geta (“human performance”)
• mannleg íhlutun (“human intervention”)
• mannleg mistök (“a human error”)
• mannleg reisn (“human dignity, dignity”)